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2 The Publishers 1 Circular - '" Jan ^ ^...

2 The Publishers Circular - ' " jan ^ l 6 l . • 8 II - g i a

"""" ~~~ ~~~ " ~—• 188 Fleet Street : Ja...

"""" ~~~ ~~~ " ~—• 188 Fleet Street : January 16 , 1882 . I

While All Other Domestic Legislation Has...

WHILE all other domestic legislation has been impeded by the pressure of Irish affair I the great scheme of national education has been steadily carried forward , and although I Education Minister with distinct tfolio likelto be

the by t appointment he nomination of an a Minister of Agriculture a , the ind por ependence see ms f the " Vice y -President preceded of I I

Iii tho schools for the lower ^ -middle * ^ classes ^ —for that section of society which ^ ^ stands aloof from I the Board School or the National School , and has little connection with the endowed Grammar I __ . _ . __ . . __ __ _ ¦¦> ¦¦_ a _ i _ ^_ i there a V si 4 A _ ^^^ 1

School—much still remains to be done ; but even here are gns of movement , and if the I Teachers' Regulation Bill doe 3 not pass into law it may be assumed that some measure witt I

head appointed mast to ers tes ' t n and ferences report , th upon e ex the amina attainments tions in eac of h the school boys , and by Universit the stimulus y ^ men afforded speciall by y I I

the adoption of open competiti on for __ t he public __* __> _> ¦ services ¦ _» , all _¦_ tend _ ¦ ¦ _ to . raise _ i the __> general standard __ I of school work . To keep pace with the requirements of examiners and masters , and ta ^ ord [ I

the largest measure of assistance — to _ the -. _¦ pupils _ i ^ , i s t he a func ___ t io » n of t he ^ aut hors « and publishers __ . — ^ *_ ohU _¦_____! school literatureand in the pages of our present number there will be found the most ample I

, ft fc __ i h evidence that they are not onl y alive ___ ^ to _ their ^ B __ responsibilities ¦_ __ ^ __ , bu ___ t that _ ___ _ they __ are discharging I _____ i them with ability and liberality . Here , as elsewhere in the educational arena , competition is I

the amo order ngst us of now the day stand , and side the by old side names with associated many others with whose the school contributions memories + o of our the store patriarchs prove V I

that the educational circle is ever widening . [ 1 For students of the higher grade we may note the || educational series and manuals of Mr .

and framed in school with -books special ¦ ¦ of view the same to lJ \ t the l ^ Ilt ? class latest XttUCOU Messrs requirements UllCUlCll . Thomas of Nelson the Codes & Son ' s' Art * Royal education CttI Readers . UU finds ' are its

of Blackett 15 Series ¦ ¦ books 0 . ' for Messrs Prizes There . Bickers , is is and scarcelv in & this Sons latter , in danartment category addition must to of their Sch be p School laced ol literat - the book list s , have from of Meaars a the varied lowest lowest . Hurst assor to ana tbft h

Which Number ' « - A — — — The — A — — T...

which number The the - , letter - must r Sunderlan - »*— - have -- from - -- --v-r served d the - ¦ Library - ¦¦ -- head to correct sal of e Messrs of any December . misapprehension Put jp ^^ - __ t tick bore & to Simpson the , if whole such ' s firm of existed , this published , famous as to the in collection our rek * ^ 100 * . H H H